Manus R. Spanier
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Dublin Core
Title
Manus R. Spanier
Subject
Spanier, Marcus Rapier (1930- )
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
The name, "M.R. Spanier", appears on the glass plate of this image.
After some research, we have identified this cadet as Manus R. Spanier. The photograph was made during his time in the mid-1940’s as a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).
Manus was from Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Breyer (1891-1989) and Grace Marguerite (Rapier) (1896-1980) Spanier. His father had immigrated from Austria and was a dentist.
Manus R. Spanier graduated from MMA in 1947. Two years later, records show him and his younger sister, Lea, boarding a ship in New York bound for Bremerhaven, Germany. His father, already in Germany, and serving as a Major in a medical unit of the U.S. Army, was sponsoring their trip. Their final destination was Karlsruhe and they intended to spend a year there with him.
After his return, he resumed his life in Brooklyn. He married Ann Priscilla (Holmes) (1938-2022), a nurse, in 1959. The couple spent the first couple of years of their marriage back in Germany while Manus served with the U.S. Army in Munich. Their first son, Jim, was born there.
When they came back to America, they moved to Arizona, settling in Prescott by 1965. Another son, Mark, was born.
Manus and his wife built and operated a medical office complex for decades. As of August 2022, he still lived in Prescott, Arizona.
After some research, we have identified this cadet as Manus R. Spanier. The photograph was made during his time in the mid-1940’s as a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).
Manus was from Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Breyer (1891-1989) and Grace Marguerite (Rapier) (1896-1980) Spanier. His father had immigrated from Austria and was a dentist.
Manus R. Spanier graduated from MMA in 1947. Two years later, records show him and his younger sister, Lea, boarding a ship in New York bound for Bremerhaven, Germany. His father, already in Germany, and serving as a Major in a medical unit of the U.S. Army, was sponsoring their trip. Their final destination was Karlsruhe and they intended to spend a year there with him.
After his return, he resumed his life in Brooklyn. He married Ann Priscilla (Holmes) (1938-2022), a nurse, in 1959. The couple spent the first couple of years of their marriage back in Germany while Manus served with the U.S. Army in Munich. Their first son, Jim, was born there.
When they came back to America, they moved to Arizona, settling in Prescott by 1965. Another son, Mark, was born.
Manus and his wife built and operated a medical office complex for decades. As of August 2022, he still lived in Prescott, Arizona.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by library staff based on the information provided on the plate and biographical information of Marcus R. Spanier.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
003032
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Manus R. Spanier,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28965.
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